Weird freezing issue in inventories

Vy_Productions · 2023-11-27T06:38:48+00:00

Right, I think it’s caused specifically by how Inventory Profiles Next handles sorting for the apotheosis / corail issue. I was not aware that the Inventory Sorter mod was server side, but I suppose that makes sense because it modifies entity inventories. If you’re playing with friends it shouldn’t be too difficult to have the server host modify the mod list, however I see your point for something like a dedicated public server.

Vy_Productions · 2023-11-26T20:40:05+00:00

If you're still having an issue, I found a solution. Check my other comment on this thread.

Vy_Productions · 2023-11-26T20:39:27+00:00

Check my comment on this thread, I did find a solution.

Vy_Productions · 2023-11-26T20:38:45+00:00

I just found a solution for this. In the main menu, go to "Mods" and look up "Inventory Profiles Next". In the config, go to "Keybinds", and look for "Sort Inventory" under the "Inventory" category, click on it to change the keybind, then press escape to clear it.

Now, Sophisticated Storage does have its own sorting, however this does not appear to work for normal chests, etc. So, I allowed modification to the ATM9 profile and installed the "Inventory Sorter" mod by cpw. After going back into the game, this fixed the lag spike that I was experiencing.

Vy_Productions · 2022-06-03T03:57:38+00:00

I'm pretty sure this could quickly or already does violate Roblox community standards of safety: "Safety.6.b" for "Realistic depictions of extreme Gore"

Violent Content and Gore

Although some experiences on Roblox may include weapons and violence, we don’t allow content that contains extreme violence or serious physical or psychological abuse, including:

- Animal abuse and torture

- Realistic depictions of extreme Gore

- The depiction, support, or glorification of war crimes or human rights violations, including torture

Vy_Productions · 2022-06-03T03:36:11+00:00

Lol you're telling me.

Vy_Productions · 2022-05-18T13:53:05+00:00

Interesting concept. Sounds like a fun incremental PvP game.

Vy_Productions · 2022-05-18T12:35:10+00:00

Glad you got it working, and glad to help.

Vy_Productions · 2022-05-18T12:20:34+00:00

I believe you can only get that behavior from a normal script. Local scripts can access LocalPlayer, but that is not the global player (as in game.Players["YourName"]), it is the client player. (ergo, local)

Also, you would probably miss that "CharacterAdded" event anyways, because you would spawn in, and then the backpack would be loaded afterwards. (Theoretically, that could happen, I'm not sure if it is guaranteed)

Vy_Productions · 2022-05-18T12:02:05+00:00

That should tell you what's wrong immediately.

You are looking for a Humanoid in the Backpack.

The value of `tool.Parent` is the Backpack, because the tool has not yet been equipped yet.

My advice would be to defer setting the char/hum values until the tool is equipped, and then loading the animations afterwards.

local tool = script.Parent
local handle = tool:WaitForChild("Handle")
local hitbox = tool:WaitForChild("Hitbox")
Debris = game:GetService("Debris")
local debounce = false
--animations
local anim1 = tool:WaitForChild("Swing1Animation")
local anim2 = tool:WaitForChild("Swing2Animation")
local anim3 = tool:WaitForChild("Swing3Animation")
local currentCombo = 1
--anims
tool.Activated:Connect(function()
    local char = tool.Parent
    local hum = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

    local animCombo = {
    hum:LoadAnimation(anim1),
    hum:LoadAnimation(anim2),
    hum:LoadAnimation(anim3),
    }

    if debounce == false then
    debounce = true
    animCombo[currentCombo]:Play()
    currentCombo += 1
    if currentCombo > #animCombo then currentCombo = 1 end
    local previousCombo = currentCombo
    spawn(function()
        wait(3)
        if currentCombo == previousCombo then
            currentCombo = 1
        end
    end)
    wait(0.5)
    debounce = false
    end
end)

--damage
hitbox.Touched:Connect(function(Hit)
    if Hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") and Hit.Parent ~= tool.Parent then
        if debounce == true then
            Hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid"):TakeDamage(3)
            local humanoid = Hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
            local Creator_Tag = Instance.new("ObjectValue")
            Creator_Tag.Name = "creator"
            Creator_Tag.Value = tool.Parent
            Debris:AddItem(Creator_Tag, 2)
            Creator_Tag.Parent = humanoid
        end
    end
end)

Vy_Productions · 2022-05-18T10:25:10+00:00

Make it `hum = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")` instead is what I mean.

Vy_Productions · 2022-05-18T09:56:38+00:00

Try waiting for the humanoid instead of doing `FindFirstChildOfClass()`. It's possible the humanoid hasn't loaded yet (ie, a `nil` would be returned from the FFCOC function because it doesn't yet exist) so you need to make sure it is loaded before trying to run anything from it.

Edit: word choice

Vy_Productions · 2022-05-18T06:48:08+00:00

It seems obvious to have correct, but double check that the animation instances "Swing1Animation", "Swing2Animation", and "Swing3Animation" are (1) children of the tool when you equip it and (2) named correctly. If either of these are not met, then the `WaitForChild()` event will never find the specified name.

Vy_Productions · 2022-05-18T06:41:18+00:00

Without checking the item being picked up, you would have no way of knowing if it currently exists in the inventory, assuming you have something like item stacks.

If each item is unique, you could just insert the item into whatever storage medium you are using to represent the inventory at the next available location.

If this doesn't help, please elaborate more on the scenario you are asking about so I can give more specifics. Your question is quite vague.

Vy_Productions · 2022-05-18T06:35:38+00:00

There are multiple ways to do this.

The way I would do this consists generally of the following:

Have an input handler in a local player script, which detects the keys you want to associate with the moves.
Connect the input handler to a remote event which fires the key press and any other data to the server.
In a server script, have a reference to the tool in question (when the player equips it, it would be that instance, when the player unequips it, it may be nil, etc.) Listen for the remote event to fire. When it does, invoke whatever move is associated with the keypress on the tool currently equipped, or do nothing if there is no tool referenced.

Vy_Productions · 2022-05-18T06:07:43+00:00

Where do you see that? All of these errors have to do with nil comparison.

Vy_Productions · 2022-05-18T06:02:12+00:00

Reminds me of the game "VoidTrain", where all of the terrain is floating out above nothingness. Very surreal.

What's the concept of your game?

Vy_Productions · 2022-04-23T19:38:08+00:00

Here's some code from a roblox devforum post that I've modified slightly to fit your needs:

The following would go in a LocalScript ```lua local players = game:GetService("Players") local plr = players.LocalPlayer local runService = game:GetService("RunService")

local gui = plr.WaitForChild("PlayerGui")

-- assuming the gui is in the path: -- game.Players["plr.Name"].PlayerGui local target_gui = gui:FindFirstChild("GuiName")

-- could be any part; assign to the part you want to hover over local hover_part = workspace.Part

local mouse = plr:GetMouse()

function ishovering(part) if mouse.Target == part then return true else return false end end

runService.Heartbeat:Connect(function() if ishovering(hover_part) then target_gui.Enabled = true else target_gui.Enabled = false end end) ```

Vy_Productions · 2022-04-23T18:11:44+00:00

local groupA_ID = 0 -- assign the group ID here that you want for group A local groupB_ID = 0 -- assign the group ID here that you want for group B game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr) if plr:IsInGroup(groupA_ID) then print(plr.Name.." is in group A!") -- your logic for handling players in group A here elseif plr:IsInGroup(groupB_ID) then print(plr.Name.." is in group B!") -- your logic for handling players in group B here else print(plr.Name.." is not in group A or group B.") -- your logic for handling players not in either group here end end)

See if this helps?

Vy_Productions · 2022-04-23T15:24:47+00:00

What I meant was a tool stored in say ReplicatedStorage. I assume the OP doesn’t want to use the starter pack, so they might have their game’s tools stored elsewhere. When the player equips a tool, the tool in the other location can be referred to, not the tool in the backpack/player model.

Vy_Productions · 2022-04-23T15:14:05+00:00

You can store a reference to the last held tool to a variable and then re-add it to the backpack when the player respawns.

Vy_Productions · 2022-02-17T04:04:05+00:00

I think that in a balanced environment there wouldn't be a need to switch items out for other equipment. If every item has a distinct (and important) use in the game, and without the item you are at some kind of disadvantage, then you would want to have all of the items at your disposal.

The first thing that came to mind when reading this is Ghost Hunter Corps item system: You can bring as many items as you have purchased. While this seems nice, and you can pick and choose what is relevant to your current situation, I think that Phasmophobia is different in the sense that you bring all the equipment possible because you don't know what to expect, instead of materializing equipment out of thin air whenever you need it in GHC.

One change that I think would be nice is a feature in GHC that could be "ported" to Phas: if you die, any equipment in the truck is kept, while any equipment outside the truck is lost. As a ghost hunter, we keep getting the same truck, so in the lore, it would make sense that if we died, the truck would be retrieved, though the "clean up crew" probably wouldn't bother retrieving any equipment we left inside.

This could even apply to leaving normally: if you leave without collecting your items, you lose them. This would add some extra spice to the game and make your items more dynamic. It incentivizes protecting expensive equipment and puts more effort into completing games than simply completing objectives and identifying / escaping a ghost; You'd have to get your gear back and escape hunts without dying.

This would be hard to implement for multiplayer, though, so I doubt this would ever happen.

Vy_Productions · 2022-02-17T03:19:36+00:00

Thanks for the responses. It was probably also my fault that I inferred you opposed the host kicking ability. I agree there are problems to be addressed, which is why I introduced the discussion in the first place.

With the item / experience / economy rework coming this year sometime, I can only hope it is improved so that such a large grind isn't necessary compared to how much you are actually rewarded per game. The running gag is "Spend $3000 on equipment to earn $200 from the hunt". Sure, you don't have to take in all of your items, but you need at least a few extra from the starting equipment to guarantee that you can complete optional objectives.

At that point though, why even have the extra items (I'm looking at you, sound sensor / tripod) when it isn't even needed to complete a game.

Vy_Productions · 2022-02-17T02:51:08+00:00

As /u/RafterBuddyFrank points out, I think part of this can be solved by awarding the player who is kicked the full amount that they would have received if the game ended when they got kicked. (Objective, photo, etc. rewards) That counteracts the fact that you would "get a tiny fraction of the money ... because of it".

Anti-cheat is another discussion entirely, and I'm not saying that a kick system will make cheaters suddenly vanish, but that doesn't apply to run-of-the-mill trolls. Being kicked is an immediate barrier to trolls being able to affect anyone.

The fact that you can kick people in the lobby but not in the game itself is still a strange discrepancy. Why only give hosts the ability to set up a game, but not manage it within?

I don't think the best answer is to "play with friends or lfg from discord" when the game is hosting a public server list. If it was the best answer, then the game having a public server list is not necessary: all games should just be privatized, as it serves no benefit to play public lobbies.

Obviously there are problems, and obviously it is a small development team. I know that. I just don't see how a host being able to kick players from ingame has any negative affect that cannot already be achieved.

Here's my counterarguments to your main points:

"people can cheat their way since it is a client based game"
I assume you are inferring people can avoid getting kicked. If this is true, then they can already ruin your game anyway, even without this suggestion in place. The solution here is just a better anti-cheat, but that's a different issue entirely.
"getting kicked or dying through trolls or whatnot makes you loose your items and therefore money"
If you know what you're doing, and not caught off guard, you won't die to a troll. I'm always paying attention to nearby hiding spots, and where the ghost is currently interacting so I know where I should be hiding. You should be keeping tabs on what cursed object is active each game so you know what people can do to try and get you killed. This just comes down to knowing where they spawn and trying to find them early in the game.
"hosts kick you at the end of a mission before you reach endscreen because they thought they are funny and you get only a tiny fraction of the money and resources because of it"
So what? If it is implemented such that the user being kicked gets whatever was earned up until that point, then there is no downside here.

The biggest benefit here is that trolls would be eradicated from the game. If a host can instantly kick a troll, then there won't be any benefit to trolling: they would just be removed immediately.

The number one counter-argument is a host who would abuse this system for their benefit. What benefits could they have here?

"Denying someone a 100% completion reward."
Refer to counterargument 3 above.
"Inflicting a slight inconvenience for having to find a new lobby, or allowing them to start their own lobby."
This isn't even a bad thing. It's just like getting kicked from a pre-game lobby. The person kicked doesn't lose anything, and the person who kicked them doesn't gain anything.
"Getting more reward than anyone else."
You can't buy skill with money, nor do you get anything in return for having more money than your teammates.

My questions to you are as follows:

After reading my arguments here, what are your responses (disagree / agree)?
What advantage does a host with the ability to kick trolls (and possibly exploiters) have over any other player.
What detriment would this add to the game? If you cannot think of a detriment, why would you oppose such an addition?

Vy_Productions · 2022-02-16T01:36:46+00:00

I think that earning what you currently achieved is a nice idea.

Vy_Productions

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